Afghanistan vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Afghanistan
0.0609 units per person
in 2025
Somalia
0.0454 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
6th
Somalia rank
8th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0609 units per person against 0.0454 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0155 units per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0366 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0366 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.3992 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 0.3884 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.2501 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 0.1646 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1182 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 0.0732 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0813 units per person | 0.0747 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1041 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 0.058 units per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0609 units per person against 0.0454 units per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.0155 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.